How top congressional aides are addressing increased fears they have for safety of lawmakers and their staff

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How top congressional aides are addressing increased fears they have for safety of lawmakers and their staff
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Top Capitol Hill aides have met about how to handle threats of violence and the toxic atmosphere of the political moment.

Now in his 12th year as a U.S. House aide, Mitchell Rivard acknowledges he's increasingly worried about the harassment and threats against his colleagues — much more so than in the past. Rivard, the chief of staff to Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan, said some of the calls made to his congressional office are at times so intimidating and so threatening that he tries to intervene to spare junior staffers from the hostility of the callers.

A staffer was training a new intern in administrative tasks, and 'uddenly, the front door swung open and Pham, wielding a baseball bat, charged through it,' the affidavit said. 'Using the bat, Pham struck on the head, causing her to fall to the floor.' Pham has not entered a plea in his federal case, which has been pending in federal court in Alexandria, Va., since mid-May, according to a review of the court docket.

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